[ Alec works the lock in the same way he did the first one, and once he carefully gathers Peter up again, they slip through the gate and away from the manor altogether. Alec barely stops himself from breathing a sigh of relief; carefully tugging Peter closer to make sure he’s in no danger of slipping from his grip and crashing onto the pavement.
They wait for their ride in an oddly comfortable sort of silence- so much so that Alec has to check to see if Peter’s finally passed out. Once the car arrives and the two of them are safely nestled inside, the ride passes in much of the same way.
Once they get back to the ship, it’s Drax who helps Peter out of the car, who takes him up and inside, presumably depositing in whatever passes for a medbay on the small vessel. That leaves Alec to his own devices, which suits him fine. He hands over the data to Rocket and heads straight for the shower. The hot water does a little to soothe his aches and clear his head, but the soreness still kind of lingers.
Naturally, he wanders into the medical area for some painkillers, and catches a glimpse of Peter there. ]
How’s the rib?
[ It slips out, probably out of some misguided sense of sympathy for the guy, though he knows they should go back to avoiding each other. Peter definitely got the worst part of this night, and he can’t help but feel kind of bad for the guy. ]
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They wait for their ride in an oddly comfortable sort of silence- so much so that Alec has to check to see if Peter’s finally passed out. Once the car arrives and the two of them are safely nestled inside, the ride passes in much of the same way.
Once they get back to the ship, it’s Drax who helps Peter out of the car, who takes him up and inside, presumably depositing in whatever passes for a medbay on the small vessel. That leaves Alec to his own devices, which suits him fine. He hands over the data to Rocket and heads straight for the shower. The hot water does a little to soothe his aches and clear his head, but the soreness still kind of lingers.
Naturally, he wanders into the medical area for some painkillers, and catches a glimpse of Peter there. ]
How’s the rib?
[ It slips out, probably out of some misguided sense of sympathy for the guy, though he knows they should go back to avoiding each other. Peter definitely got the worst part of this night, and he can’t help but feel kind of bad for the guy. ]